When food resources are abundant, a population tends to expand; otherwise, a decrease in the availability of food resources leads to a shrinkage in the population size.
Containment, the American Cold War policy of preventing the Soviet Union from expanding without otherwise intervening in its affairs, was a realist policy.
In some cases— Twilight, Star Trek, One Direction it makes a strange kind of sense: Fanfic is a way of expanding an otherwise limited universe, imbuing it with your own imagination and (usually sexual) fantasy.
As a small business owner and Lieutenant Governor, I'm reminded of those words every time I'm asked to make the case for investing, expanding or otherwise creating jobs in California.
The bill said, "The department shall consider all available options for reconstructing, expanding, or otherwise improving an existing rest area in accordance with section 306C.21 and shall not proceed with construction of a new rest area unless it is determined that making improvements to the existing rest area would be cost prohibitive".
Mr. Christie's fingers are particularly sticky, as he claims a billion or two to repair, expand and otherwise tend his state's highways.
Strong is motivated by a jangly acoustic guitar, but beyond that, it's so ambiently detailed: the dense swirls of electric guitar in the chorus radically expand an otherwise tense and narrowly structured song.
The recapitulation may be simply a virtual repetition of the exposition, with appropriate key changes, or may be truncated, expanded, or otherwise varied so as to continue developmental processes.
High returns are desirable, because they enable a company to expand and otherwise increase its profits.
"Ronald Coase [and Oliver Williamson] had a theory about the boundaries of companies: if you have a competitive product, expand production; otherwise, shrink your boundaries.
